Arcas
Sign in to savethumb | right | alt=Arcas and Callisto, Sebastiano Ricci (1659–1734). | Arcas and Callisto, Sebastiano Ricci (1659–1734). In Greek mythology, Arcas (; Ancient Greek: Ἀρκάς) was a hunter who became king of Arcadia. He was remembered for having taught people the arts of weaving and baking bread and for spreading agriculture to Arcadia.
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thumb | right | alt=Arcas and Callisto, Sebastiano Ricci (1659–1734). | Arcas and Callisto, Sebastiano Ricci (1659–1734). In Greek mythology, Arcas (; Ancient Greek: Ἀρκάς) was a hunter who became king of Arcadia. He was remembered for having taught people the arts of weaving and baking bread and for spreading agriculture to Arcadia.
== Family == Arcas was the son of Zeus and Callisto. In other accounts, his birth mother was called Megisto, daughter of Ceteus, son of Lycaon, or else Themisto, daughter of Inachus.
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